Joan Kroc's father, Charles Smart Mansfield, was a store keeper and later a railroad telegraph operator and salesman.
10 Facts About Joan Kroc
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Joan Kroc later bequeathed an additional $1.6 billion to open Salvation Army Kroc Centers across the nation, the largest one-time gift ever recorded.
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Additionally, Joan established and endowed University of Notre Dame's Joan B Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies.
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Joan Kroc preferred to give donations anonymously, but recipient organizations often insisted on publicizing her gifts, hoping to attract new donors.
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Joan Kroc is affectionately known by the citizens of Grand Forks, North Dakota, and East Grand Forks, Minnesota, as the "Angel" because of her anonymous $15 million donation to assist the cities after a devastating flood occurred there in 1997.
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Joan Kroc was revealed as the source of the funds after reporters tracked down ownership of the jet that she used to fly into the area to survey the damage.
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Joan Kroc died of brain cancer on October 12,2003, at Rancho Santa Fe, California, at the age of 75.
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Joan Kroc was cremated and most of her remains were entombed at the El Camino Memorial Park in Sorrento Valley, San Diego.
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Joan Kroc's will included significant bequests for a number of organizations:.
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Joan Kroc is portrayed by actress Linda Cardellini in the 2016 American biographical drama film The Founder.